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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zelc" data-source="post: 4073939" data-attributes="member: 40496">No, in #2 the weapon enhancement and the Kensai Signature Weapon bonus are in two separate buckets.  So if the base weapon is a +3 weapon, and you want a crafter to add a Flaming enhancement to it, it'll cost you 14k even if your Kensai bonus added another +4 weapon bonus to it.  That avoids those three problems I listed at the end of my post.The XP expenditure is a small price to pay to get a +10 weapon at level 11 or 12.  I don't think you really appreciate the power of having better magic items.  Getting that +10 weapon at level 11 might very well make your character as powerful as a level 13 character with the standard WBL.That's fine.  I'd trade 4k XP to have a +10 weapon at level 11.OK, so let's suppose we have a Fighter 5/Kensai 2.  Originally, he had a +1 Longsword before he got into the Kensai level.  After getting the first Kensai level, he made it a +2 Longsword.  He then somehow found a huge treasure trove and hired a crafter to upgrade it to a +3 Longsword.  Then he gained his second Kensai level.  Can he add another +1 bonus to the Longsword through the Signature Weapon ability?<a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/faq" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/faq</a>Page 31You can buy the +4 weapon, then upgrade it using the Kensai ability.  3k XP is a small price to pay for a +10 weapon at level 11.</blockquote>